Description

MediaCom is looking for a Media Assistant to join our team in Melbourne. You will be responsible for supporting the executives (and the team) on all aspects of the media buying and planning process.

Reporting of the role
This role reports to the Executive and Manager of the team.

3 best things about the job:

1.  Be entrenched in a team across a range of exciting clients businesses from the start of the briefing process to the campaign post analysis.
2. Working in a team of fun natured, energetic and friendly individuals that will be enthusiastic about your grow in the media industry.
3. To be a valued team member in a globally successful media agency that will provide you with industry renowned training and a home away from home.

Measures of success –

In three months:

• Assist and support the team on requests
• Checking bookings confirms and media proforma's
• End of month invoicing accuracy checking
• Mastered BMD media booking loadings and well as material nominations

In six months:

• Experienced practice of the MediaCom tools
• Mastered client reporting and tracking of booked media

In 12 months:

• Confidence and precision in updating media schedules
• An understanding of how to construct a media campaign
• A solid understanding of the media planning and buying principles
• Eventual ownership of small clients including their budget management

Responsibilities of the role:

• Assist CCP and A&I Executives and Managers in all aspects of planning the media.
• Develop understanding in the principles of planning media.
• Build relationships with other Mediacom pillars and media owners.
• Responsible for updating media schedules from correspondence with client with support of CCP & A&I Executives.
• Track all positioning and placement of media to ensure that they match with bookings.
• Construction of basic client reporting documents; post analysis, WIP sheets, etc.
• Understanding of how to approach/construct a media schedule/campaign.
• Develop budget management skills for all executions. I.e. All budgets match brief.
• Be proficient in the use and understanding of planning and buying tools.
• Supports their team and department on any requests.
• Eventual ownership of small clients

About MediaCom

MediaCom is the “The Content + Connections Agency”, working on behalf of its clients to leverage their brands’ entire system of communications across paid, owned and earned channels to step change their business outcomes. MediaCom is one of the world’s leading media communications specialists, with billings exceeding US$33 billion (Source: RECMA 2015). It employs 6,500 people in 125 offices across 100 countries around the globe. Its client roster includes P&G, VW Group, Dell and Universal. In 2015, MediaCom was recognised by RECMA as the leading global agency network in its Network Diagnostics report, and also was the first agency network to top all 3 key RECMA reports across EMEA. Also in 2015, MediaCom has been awarded Media Agency of the Year in the US by AdAge and Adweek, Agency of the Year in the UK by Campaign and The Drum, and Global Agency of the Year at the M&M Awards. The agency captured six Media Lions at the 2015 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, making it the top performer among all global media agency networks.

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